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PBA: Is import Gillenwater on his way out of San Miguel?

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/sports/05/13/051318-gillenwater.jpg"/><figcaption>San Miguel import Troy Gillenwater was ejected in the second quarter of their game against Rain or Shine. Arvin Lim, <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pba/photos" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports</a></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Have PBA fans seen the last of import Troy Gillenwater for the San Miguel Beermen?If so, what an exit. The import was thrown out of their PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup game against Rain or Shine with 2:29 left to play in the first half after coming into contact with a referee. At that point, he had scored 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting.It speaks to the talent of San Miguel&#x27;s local crew that they managed to lead by as much as 17 points, 66-49, before the Elasto Painters mounted a tremendous comeback. Rain or Shine leaned on big games from Raymond Almazan and Chris Tiu to pull off a 123-119 win in overtime, sending San Miguel to 0-2 in the conference.&quot;&#x27;Yung first quarter niya, very impressive,&quot; San Miguel coach Leo Austria said of Gillenwater. &quot;First quarter lang.&quot;&quot;He should last 40 minutes per game, but nakikita natin kanina – he&#x27;s so frustrated. What they experience right now is a different ball game,&quot; he said. &quot;Ina-underestimate ata nila ang PBA eh.&quot;Gillenwater was initially called for a personal foul on Rain or Shine counterpart Reggie Johnson, and wound up bumping into a game official, Rey Yante. He was immediately called for a technical foul and thrown out of the game.After the loss, Austria said they will definitely evaluate their import.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pba/news/2018/05/13/pba-ros-comes-character-win-vs-smb-41559">READ: ROS comes through with character win vs. SMB after Columbian loss</a></li></ul>&quot;Import namin, we&#x27;ll have to think about it,&quot; he said. &quot;We have to evaluate.&quot;&quot;Kahit sinong player, kahit anong team naman, we have to evaluate kung helpful o hindi. Pero right now, we don&#x27;t have any decision, especially in this kind of situation,&quot; he added.When pressed, Austria emphasized that they have yet to make a decision whether or not to replace Gillenwater, although he admitted that there is a possibility that they will have a different reinforcement come Saturday&#x27;s game in Dumaguete against Alaska.&quot;But I&#x27;m not sure,&quot; the coach was quick to add. &quot;We don&#x27;t know yet.&quot;&quot;Probably in a couple of days, sana may result na,&quot; Austria also said. &quot;The good thing is, we still have five days if ever na magre-replace kami. For sure, pag-uusapan namin &#x27;yun.&quot;But as Austria himself admitted, Gillenwater has not be impressive, especially when compared to other imports. The American is averaging only 15 points per game, and his ejection against Rain or Shine has only further damaged his stock.Already, there are rumblings that San Miguel may bring in either Charles Rhodes – the reigning Best Import of the conference – or former Petron import Renaldo Balkman to replace the ineffective Gillenwater.Austria, however, refused to commit to making a change.&quot;We&#x27;re not decided yet, kung magpapalit, or sinong papalit,&quot; he said. &quot;We have to evaluate. It&#x27;s a collective decision.&quot;&quot;Hopefully, magkaroon agad kami ng decision, the sooner the better,&quot; he added.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a>

Have PBA fans seen the last of import Troy Gillenwater for the San Miguel Beermen?

Have PBA fans seen the last of import Troy Gillenwater for the San Miguel Beermen?

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PBA: Is import Gillenwater on his way out of San Miguel?

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published May 14, 2018 12:44 AM PHT

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